LOK MITAR: Helping hands for the Public. Awareness Mela on February 11 at Dak Bungalow Rajouri

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Shyam Sood
Rajouri February 10 :– To expedite the developmental activities & for the implementation of various PM’s flagship programs/ centrally sponsored schemes, Rajouri district administration organising mega Awareness program-cum-Mela for Lok Mitars on Februar 11.

Rajesh Kumar Shavan (KAS), DDC shall inaugurate Awareness Mela at 11 am in the premises of PWD Dak Bunglaow Rajouri.

DDC will interact with the field functionaries known as Lok Mitars in the presence of public representatives and elected members of the Panchayats to educate them about the functioning of Lok Mitars.
In many States, Lok Mitra Kendra is the single window point for delivery of public services, social welfare schemes, healthcare schemes, financial schemes, education and agriculture services to citizens in rural and remote areas of the country.
Through Lok Mitars, the administration will provide information about such schemes to rural masses at their doorsteps.

This initiative (Lok Mitars) will not only bring the transparency, but also save the time and cost of the poor people who visit district headquarter time & again for getting information etc.

Rajouri district has 386 inhabited villages and the administration has appointed 1930 Lok Mitras ( 5 for every village) to aware the people about the PM’s flagship programs, centrally sponsored schemes etc.
Lok Mitars have been chosen from among the village level workers (VLWs), gram rojgar sewaks (GRSs), multipurpose workers (MPWs) ,forest guards (FGs) masters, teachers , agriculture extension officers (AEOs), junior assistant ASHAs, anganwadi workers, patwari concerned etc.
Lok Mitars shall provide facilitation & support to the public in all matters, shall have primary contact with beneficiaries & shall ensure implementation of the schemes up to grass root level.
Lok Mitars shall update information/feedback on a daily basis on the Lok Mitar Portal, they shall coordinate with the beneficiaries and various departments and shall make close liaison with district administration, public representatives & PRIs.
Lok Mitars shall cover all the beneficiaries & extend benefits of all centrally/UT sponsored schemes to the public in the entire district & shall have regular contact with the help desk established at tehsil/block HQs.